CIK rescues 13 Kashmiri youth from scammers in Myanmar

Srinagar, Mar 13: Counter Intelligence wing of Jammu and Kashmir Police has rescued 13 trafficked youths from a cyber-fraud hub in Myanmar.
“Online scams in the name of providing jobs take place every day,” SSP Counter Intelligence Kashmir Tahir Ashraf said on Thursday.
“In this case we were dealing with a big racket. The educated young kids of Kashmir search for jobs on social media, especially on Facebook, and they click on links and find job vacancies for data entry operators. The job is available in foreign countries, especially in Thailand,” the SSP said.
“So they clicked on it and gave an online interview. They got an interview call. Tickets were also sent to them. Some were sent. Some were told that they could come with their own tickets. So, these youths went to Thailand. After reaching there, they realised that they had been scammed and trapped there,” he added.
“They (youth) were told that they had to identify the potential targets for them (scammers) across the globe. They were forced into indulge in sex chats with their targets to record their videos, which were later used for blackmailing them,” the SSP said.
He said, “When our intelligence agencies came to know about J&K youth being trapped in Thailand the matter was taken up at the highest level with the Centre.”
The SSP said that then a rescue operation was launched and today 13 youths reached Kashmir. “I request the youth not to get trapped through social media,” he added.
“We have counselled these youth and their parents to involve their children in constructive activities. There are many government schemes which help in developing skills and making youngsters employable,” the SSP said. (KNO)